Ironing-machine.



G. H. MATTIGE. IBONING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED AUG. a, 191s.

1 1 22,970, Ptented Dec. 29, 1914.

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G. H. MATTICE.

( IBONING MAOHINE.

APPLIoATroN FILED Arm. s, 191s.

Patented Dec. 29; 1914.

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* a citizen of the United- S [dent of Troy,

"and the' like.

vThe under surface 17 of may be belted to a chests 12 UNITED STATES PATENT oEErcE.

CHARLES H. MATTICE, 0F TROY, NEW 'YORK-,'-ASSIGNOB T0 ADIAMSLAUNDRY MA- .CHINERY COMPANY 0F TROY, NEW YQB'K, A COBPORATIIQN- 0F NEWT- YORK 'mounts-MACHINE.'

LL-Patented Dee, annoia,

Animation mea August 5,1913. -ser1a11o.f7ss,o'aa.;

Be a known than, CHARLESfMATCE,

Rensselaer county, New York,V have invented certain new 'and useful Improvements which thefollowing'is a speclficat'ion.-

My invention relates to 1roningmaehnes,i A and ,Particularly 1o to 'such machines as ,are used for fla-twork, as bed lmen, napery Its object is `to Aprovide for a -very co1npleteA` drying of the work by holding it in 4direct contact with a large amount of heated surface, and in addition to provide convenient means for varying the pressure of the pressing rolls.

. In the drawings,

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a machlne embodying a preferred form of my devices; and 'F ig. 2', a partial transverse. vertical section thereof.

`11 designates the frameor standard of' ,the machine, which supports an 'upper heat- ]:27 and a lower chest '13, each shown as formed of two sections and'both extelffng substantiallythe length of the .machine fwith a 'tudinal concavlties 14, corresponding in Thev upper chest l12 is formed plurality, shownas four, of longinumber, position and radius of arc wlth a plurality of y.presser rolls' 15, supported as Ihereafter explained, and preferably padded.

withcloth, felt or the like indicated by 16. the `upper chest 12 and the upper'surface 18 of the lower chest 13, both shown as slightly convexed, are smooth and free from` any obstruction'. The chests 12-13, and preferably the rolls 15, are -heated in any desired mannel'fad` vantageously by steam, the piping for which is shown in part at 19. l 20 is the main shaft of the machine,- shown as provided with a not shown, and connected by a gear train'22 to rotate the rolls linthe by the arrows in Fig. 2.

An endless apron 23, the width of which corresponds to the length of' chests 12 and 13 and rolls 15,

work in direct contact, with the freesur- `faces,` respectively under ,and -upp of movement are clearly lshown in Fig., 21

i Where 24 is a;

tetes, and -a resi-I j l.rol1f29, shifter roll *30, and spreader in Ironing-Machmes, off

crank 58- pulley 21, whichl line or counter shaft,

direction shown,

is supported and movedin substantial contact, z'. e., sofas to carry-Eme gli 0f l` and 13. Its course and direction' :drive roll around=whi`ch a over chest 13, around idler rol 28 tightener roll 31.

Pinion T32, byv which roll' 24 is connected vu to -the=last presser roll 15, andl gears 33 1 are shown eadingtothe active apron rolls,

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34 1is alshaft onl which is belted a series of tapesi35 which lpass over the o'flafboard- 36, the shaft-being driven by a sprocket chain .37, see Fig. 1. 'i wo rear tape shafts38, 39, driven by the gear train 33, carry a second series of tapes l40, shaft 39 being located above 'a receiving table 4l. t

z ls a` means of supporting and vertically adjusting the presser rolls 15, I provide yat ,the end of each roll a vertical guideway 42, in which slides a bearing-block 43 formed wlth an elongated opening 44 and la dependingportion 45.

I'n the opening 44 is a movable Ibearing 46t normally forced downward by a springf47, the pressure of which is adjustable by "a screw-48`- :At-fthe lower end of the portion is pivoted a' -bar 49, the lower end of'which is .also pivotedto a swinging link 50 on the framellf -v'Thelower ends 'of links 50 at each end ofthe machine are pivoted to al bar '517 which is pivotally connected by a f horizontal link 51, to the short arm 52 of a sectorglever 53 rigidly secured to .a rock- -shaft 54. The teeth 55 of the sector engage with a short worm 56 on a shaft 57 'vided at the front of the machine with a The operation of the machine is as follows: The operator picks up the pieces or moist articles to be ironed and dried from rounded edge pron 23 passes thence under carrying roll 25, unaderchest 12, around carryin rolls 26, 27,

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the longitudinal pocket or work-holder 59 atthe front of the machine and places them, one by one, on the feed tapes 35. These articles, indicated by the dotted-line 60, are thus fed on to upper bed or ychest 12 and successively under. the presser rolls 15, which cause them to pass slowly over the heated bed and at the same time iron out all wrinkles. The articles then pass over rol-l 25 and on -to apron 23, byjwhich they loo are carried along indirect contact with the lower face of heated bed 12, over rolls 26,

27, and over the upper face of lower heated 11u bed 13 and' thence delivered on tapes 40,

from. whichthey v'drop on to table 4:1. It

will .be 'notedthat nopresserfrolls are used to force the apron into-contact with these heated bed, faces, which are preferably conavexed, as shown,lto hold the apron closely thereagainst. By lthis combination of a 10.' i .f `'Io'adjust the presser rolls to compensate for the differences inthe thicknesses of the minimum of moving parts and a maximum of heating surface, the goods are very thor- ,oughlyfdried at a small power cost. l

il.. goods, or toraise them clear ofthe con -vzo * gc'aved bed, it isl only necessary for .the opbothsides of the front'of the machine.

erato1-toturnthe crank 58 located at one or Obv iously, if the crank is turned; so as to move the longer, toothed, end of lever 53 forward,

i the bar' 51,.linked to its shorter arm 52, will Vbe moved rearwa'rd and, since it is .supported lby links 50, downward, thus drawingl rolls 15 closer'` to bed l2. On the other yhand, the rearward movement of; the sector acts to move bar 51 forward and therefore upward, thus reducing the pressure of the -rolls and eventually lifting them clear of i 'Ithe-bedn12, so that theroll coverings may beLremOVedy and replaced as desired. It is :understood that sufficient play is provided -in gear train 22 for this purpose and that all-the rolls are moved .simultaneously and i equally at both ends.

,- cipal featuresof the machine is operative and useful independently of the other.A

- -What I claim is:

-heated bed having its upper face longitudinally concaved and its lower face free; pressing rolls of a diameter corresponding to the concavities in said bed and coperative therewith; a lower heated bed having a free face; a single 'endless work-supporting apron; and means independent of pressing rolls for carrying said apron in substantial contact with the free faces of both said bcds and so asI to carry the' work in direct contact therewith. 'a

. 2. In an ironing machine, an upper l heated bed having its upper face longitudinally concaved and its lower face free; pressing rolls of a diameter corresponding to the concavities in said bed and coperative therewith; a lower heated bed having a free convex upper face; a single endless work-supporting apron; and means inde-V pendent of pressing rolls for carrying said apron in substantial contact with the free Y faces of both said beds and so as to carry the work in direct contact therewith.

3. In an ,ironing machine, av frame; a

heated bed having lts upper face'longtudi nally concaved; pressing rolls of a diameterv corresponding to the concavities in said bed and cooperative therewith; and means for adjusting said rolls including a longitudinal rock-shaft, a link-supported bar at each endof said frame and movable with said shaft, A

l of said frame .and movable with said shaft,

an independentvertically movable bearing for each of said rolls, a link-bar connecting each of said bearings to a link-supported 1. In an 1ron1ngA machine, an upper bar; and manual means, including a sector rack on said rock-shaft and a worm engaging therewith for rocking said shaft. v

- CHARLES H. \MA'I`TICE.

Witnesses:

GEO. L. COOPER, WILLIAM CoLvIN, Jr. 

